C-USA Player Spotlight: North Texas LB Zach Orr

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his is part of a series spotlighting the players attending C-USA Football Media Day, July 24 in Dallas. Interviews from the event will be streamed live on ConferenceUSA.com.

North Texas joins Conference USA this fall looking to making its mark on the league and take the next step forward by returning to postseason play. The Mean Green will have eight returning starters on defense to help that cause, led by senior LB Zach Orr. The all-conference performer is coming off a 108 tackle season in which he also had a pair of interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries.

35 ZACH ORR, NORTH TEXAS

Senior
LB
6-1
223
(DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto)
2012: Orr was named second-team all-conference in 2012 after recording a team-high 108 tackles....It was a career-high for Orr and the first time in his career that he topped the 100 tackle mark....The 108 tackles were the third most for North Texas since 2006....Had 3.5 tackles for a loss and two interceptions on the year....Orr had two PBU's, two fumble recoveries and one QBU on the year....Orr had six games of double-digit tackles in 2012...Had a season-high 12 tackles in the win over South Alabama ....Led North Texas with 11 tackles against Arkansas State....Orr had one of the key plays against Louisiana-Lafayette with his second interception of the season....Had nine tackles in the win over Louisiana-Lafayette, which led the Mean Green defense.... Had a season-high 12 tackles on the road at Houston.... Orr a team-high 10 tackles against Florida Atlantic, including one tackle for a loss....Orr had his second career interception in the game against Troy, to go along with 11 tackles.....Had nine tackles against Kansas State. Orr had four tackles against Texas Southern....Recorded 10 tackles against LSU.

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